Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) the cdio_log_handler function in modules/access/cdda/access.c in the CDDA (libcdda_plugin) plugin, and the (2) cdio_log_handler and (3) vcd_log_handler functions in modules/access/vcdx/access.c in the VCDX (libvcdx_plugin) plugin, in VideoLAN VLC 0.7.0 through 0.8.6 allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid URI, as demonstrated by a udp://-- URI in an M3U file.
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DSA-1252-1 | New vlc packages fix arbitrary code execution |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T12:03:36.539Z
Reserved: 2007-01-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-0017

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-01-03T02:28:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2007-0017

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